linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] xen: correct size of level2_kernel

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Date:	Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:45:26 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...citrix.com>
CC:	"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] xen: correct size of level2_kernel_pgt

 On 10/29/2010 10:37 AM, Ian Campbell wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 18:22 +0100, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
>> On 10/29/2010 08:56 AM, Ian Campbell wrote:
>>> sizeof(pmd_t *) is 4 bytes on PAE leading to an allocation of only
>>> 2048 bytes. The correct size is sizeof(pmd_t) giving us a full page
>>> allocation.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>
>>> Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> Applies to mainline since 2.6.36 and to xen.git 2.6.32 based trees
>> This is just for 2.6.37?
> 2.6.36.stable too, I think. I added stable@...nel.org to my patch header
> but didn't "guilt refresh" so it didn't show up here.

The extend_brk() stuff was all merged this merge window.  I checked out
.36 to confirm, and there's nothing there for your patch to apply to...

    J
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